Claude Smith was born in Strathray, Ontario, Canada on March 28, 1889.
He was educated in the public schools of London, Ontario and studied
architecture in London and Toronto. He moved to Duluth in 1907 and worked in
the office of German & Lignell until 1917. He then joined W.T. Bray and
became a partner in 1920. Smith opened his own practice in 1925 and closed his
office when he retired in 1957. He died in Duluth on January 23, 1967.

Scope and Content Note

There are three sets of plans in this collection: plot plans for the
Duluth Civic Center area (1936) with A.R. Nichols (Minneapolis) as landscape
consultant; ink on linen drawings for the Itasca County Court House (Grand
Rapids, MN, 1940); and ink on linen drawings for the Lakewood Pumping Station
and Boiler House remodeling (Duluth, 1932), with elevations, floor plans,
details and specifications.

Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the
Manuscripts Division.

Related Material in the Northwest Architectural Archives

Morell & Nichols papers (N 79)

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